APNew England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman celebrates his 72-yard punt return for a touchdown during the third quarter of an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs in Foxborough, Mass., Monday Nov. 21, 2011.

Whether its wide receiver, cornerback or special teams, he'll
strap up his helment and gladly take on any task. No job is too small.

"I'll do whatever I can to help the team," Edelman said. "We were
a little thing, and I'm not going to say no to an opportunity."

During Monday's 34-3 win over the Chiefs, he made the most of each
one.

He returned two punts for 81 yards – including one for a 72-yard
touchdown with 9:24 remaining in the third quarter that put New England up 24-3
– and served as a nickel back in the Patriots' third-down set.

After the game, coach Bill Belichick said that he felt the team
was close to breaking a big play on special teams the past few weeks and they
got the right blocking to make it happen on Edelman's return.

As soon as he hit the
corner, Edelman said he knew he was gone.

"I took a look at the Jumbotron to see behind," Edelman
said. "Once we hit the crease and was around the corner I had a feeling."

The transition on defense hasn't been as seamless. He picked
up a holding call on Kansas City tight end Bernard Pope and recorded a tackle
on the next play, but he's still trying to figure out his assignments.

That's required a high level of help from some of the other
defensive backs on the team, particularly James Ihedigbo, who have had to show
him where to line up and tell him what to look for.

"There's no excuse for having blown coverage in the secondary,
that falls on my shoulders," Ihedigbo said. "We got to have extra
communication when he comes in, being an offensive guy and we use him on
defense. His athleticism is great for us, but sometimes you have to give him
some pointers – what routes to expect, what kind of leverage to have, and go
out there to make plays like he did."

For the most part, though, Edelman is starting to settle in
thanks to that help.

"We've practiced the scheme, we've practiced everything and
walked through it. We practiced it hard," he said. "In those meetings, the
coaches help us get in the right areas and make things more familiar. Jerod
Mayo (is) out there helping me out, all the guys (are) helping me out – Phillip
Adams, Kyle Arrington, Antwaun Molden, (Ihedigbo) – they're all out there
helping out. It was definitely a team effort getting me out there."